MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7984
MotherboardMSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 07 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 90.8
2-Core 194
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 354
45% 340 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.4
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 78.2
Reflection 53.7
Parallax 97.7
64% 76.6 fps
MRender 54.7
Gravity 76.4
Splatting 70.7
56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 50 101 40 91 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 76.3
Write 304
Mixed 104
SusWrite 89.5
33% 143 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 29.7
114% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 202
166% 234 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
368GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 128 130 130 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 118
Write 116
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 129
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.6% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984) Builds (Compare 1,011 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

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